Battle of La Plata

Battle of La Plata
Part of Operation Verano and the Cuban Revolution
Date11–21 July 1958
Location
Sierra Maestra mountains, Cuba
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
 Republic of Cuba 26th of July Movement
Commanders and leaders
Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) Gen. Eulogio Cantillo
Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) Maj. José Quevedo Pérez
Fidel Castro
Strength
Battalion 17
Battalion 18
1 helicopter
unknown
Casualties and losses
71 killed & wounded
400+ captured
3 killed

The Battle of La Plata (11-21 July 1958) was part of Operation Verano, the summer offensive of 1958 launched by the Batista government during the Cuban Revolution. The battle resulted from a complex plan created by Cuban General Cantillo to directly attack Castro's mountain base in the Sierra Maestra. The battle ended with the humiliating surrender of the assault battalion and the loss of some 500 Cuban army soldiers (killed, wounded, and captured).

Map showing key locations of the Cuban Revolution, 1958